D.c. Charter Board Approves Three New Schools To Open In Fall 2016

The D.C. Public Charter School Board has given the green light for three new operators to open schools by fall 2016. The board approved Breakthrough Montessori, an elementary school that will start with pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students and intends to open in Ward 1; Washington Leadership Academy, a high school that will emphasize service learning and blended learning and hopes to open in Ward 7 or 8; and Goodwill Excel Center, a competency-based alternative high school for students older than 16 that aims to find a location near a Metro station in Wards 4, 5, 6, or 7.